Movies Based on a True Story
Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much more–these films are the best of the based-on-a-true-story stories.
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Ordinary Angels
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Soul on Fire
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Nuremberg
La Bamba
Moneyball
The King
Song Sung Blue
The Hurricane
Nonnas
The Highwaymen
Harriet
Donnie Brasco
Unbroken
Friday Night Lights
Snowden
Dog Gone
The Founder
The 24th
I Can Only Imagine
The Six Triple Eight
Rescued by Ruby
Fatherhood
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
42
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
American Sniper
Ferrari
Apollo 13
Eat Pray Love
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Cinderella Man
Miracle
Hamnet
Society of the Snow
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Schindler's List
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Out of Africa
Moneyball
The Hurricane
The King
Unbroken
Friday Night Lights
Nonnas
American Sniper
The Six Triple Eight
Schindler's List
Apollo 13
Hamnet
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Cinderella Man
The Theory of Everything
Society of the Snow
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Born on the Fourth of July
Out of Africa
Talk to Me
Dangal
Ali
Hotel Mumbai
The Long Game
The Trial of the Chicago 7
First They Killed My Father
Wasp Network
'83
Raazi
Roxanne Roxanne
Lion
Selma
The Match
Talvar
12th Fail
On My Skin
I'm Still Here
Queen of Coal
Rose Island
Thalaivii
Zero to Hero
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Crowd Pleasers
Harriet
The Founder
Dog Gone
Donnie Brasco
The 24th
Rescued by Ruby
Snowden
Fatherhood
42
American Sniper
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Ferrari
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Miracle
Cinderella Man
Apollo 13
Eat Pray Love
Society of the Snow
Rudy
The Dirt
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Schindler's List
Out of Africa
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Hamnet
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Hillbilly Elegy
Pain Hustlers
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
23 000 Lives
The Theory of Everything
Concussion
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
You Gotta Believe
The Good Nurse
Talk to Me
Outlaw King
Number 24
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Ferrari
23 000 Lives
Schindler's List
The Theory of Everything
Out of Africa
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Blue Miracle
Hillbilly Elegy
The Swedish Connection
True Spirit
You Gotta Believe
Born on the Fourth of July
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Where the Tracks End
Hands of Stone
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
The Dig
Penguin Bloom
The Woman in the Line
Spoiler Alert
Raazi
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
First They Killed My Father
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Lion
Triumph of the Heart
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
NYAD
On the Basis of Sex
Maria
Selma
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
Yara
Broad Peak
Ẹlẹṣin Ọba: The King's Horseman
Notes for My Son
Worth
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
The Good Nurse
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Snowden
iHostage
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Woman of the Hour
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Lost Girls
Dead Man's Wire
Yara
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Outlaw
On My Skin
Hard Lessons
Talvar
Unspeakable Acts
The Most Hated Woman in America
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Kuttavum Shikshayum
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Pain Hustlers
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Swedish Connection
Hijack '93
Lucca's World
Born on the Fourth of July
Concussion
Rob Peace
Shirley
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Hands of Stone
Ali
The Woman in the Line
Talk to Me
The Laundromat
Dead Man's Wire
Wasp Network
The Long Game
She Said
Penguin Bloom
The Trial of the Chicago 7
22 July
A Man of Action
Maharaj
Triumph of the Heart
I Am Woman
Yara
Official Secrets
On the Basis of Sex
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Selma
Worth
Bombshell
Srikanth
12th Fail
Ẹlẹṣin Ọba: The King's Horseman
Scoop
Biographical Movies
Eat Pray Love
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Talk to Me
You Gotta Believe
Born on the Fourth of July
Number 24
Rob Peace
True Spirit
Dangal
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Woman of the Hour
Ali
Against The Ice
Jobs
The Two Popes
Hands of Stone
BlackBerry
The Swimmers
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Spoiler Alert
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Shirley
The Angel
Roxanne Roxanne
Lion
Penguin Bloom
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Marie Antoinette
Official Secrets
Dolemite Is My Name
Borg vs. McEnroe
NYAD
First They Killed My Father
A Man of Action
Selma
House of Ga'a
On the Basis of Sex
Denial
Wendy Williams: The Movie
Bombshell
Women Behind the Camera
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
The Swimmers
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Lost Girls
True Spirit
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
She Said
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
First They Killed My Father
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Raazi
I Am Woman
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
On the Basis of Sex
Marie Antoinette
The Polka King
Selma
Mapplethorpe
Queen of Coal
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
East of Wall
Talvar
Emergency
The Silent Twins
The Sky Is Pink
Cézanne et moi
Autumn Girl
Madame Claude
Unspeakable Acts
Elisa & Marcela
Tearjerker Movies
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Society of the Snow
Anthropoid
Jobs
Ali
Operation Mincemeat
BlackBerry
The Long Game
Sand Castle
Lion
Mosul
Dolemite Is My Name
Selma
Nothing to Lose
Dead Man's Wire
True Spirit
The Siege of Jadotville
22 July
Blue Miracle
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Raazi
12th Fail
The Two Popes
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
She Said
Rob Peace
Against The Ice
Lost Girls
Hotel Mumbai
NYAD
The Swimmers
Marie Antoinette
The Laundromat
Hard Lessons
The Dig
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Worth
Roxanne Roxanne
Where the Tracks End
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Drama Movies Based on Books
Rob Peace
The Angel
She Said
The Laundromat
The Dig
The Long Game
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Spoiler Alert
Lost Girls
Raazi
22 July
Wasp Network
Maharaj
Penguin Bloom
NYAD
Marie Antoinette
Lion
Worth
Outlaw
Denial
Nothing to Lose
12th Fail
Scoop
War Machine
I'm Still Here
The Climb
Emergency
Thalaivii
The Silent Twins
The End of the Tour
Unspeakable Acts
Sergio
Silenced
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
Nothing to Lose 2
Asakusa Kid
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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